Etymograph

English

subprocess

From sub- + process.

Formed from sub- + process

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Proto-Italic *kezdō

…

Latin prōcēdō ‘proceed’

Latin prōcessus ‘course’

Old French procés ‘journey’

Middle English proces

English process

Today it means

noun A process that is part of a larger overall process.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / subprocess